rlackore

Our office of 5 users has a Microsoft 365 Business plan that includes OneDrive. All of our files - the entire contents of our old on-site physical server - now reside in the cloud. It works, but uploads can be slow.

Yes, only 1 Terrain Perimeter per plan. If you need to show two "separate" terrain areas, you can draw a Terrain Feature, check the box Terrain Feature Specification>General>Make Hole, and for visual purposes only you've got two terrains:

It doesn't matter what units your plan file is using (imperial or metric) - the important thing is that during the import process you select meters (m) as the Drawing Unit for the imported drawing.

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This comment IS NOT meant to be snarky. Design the roof plan alongside the floor plan, back and forth - it's an iterative process. Floor plan changes should always take the roof into account, and vice-versa. If you leave the roof plan for last, you will always be "bad at roofs."

I think trying to define material spacing/transitions with Chief patterns is a losing proposition. When it's critical I resort to elevations and I manually draw the panels and dimension the joint locations. Or you could insist on shop drawings for review.

The DWG file you posted doesn't contain any dimensions or text; at a glance it appears that all of the geometry shown in the PDF is present in the DWG, including lot lines, building footprints, etc. Use the Import Assistant to import the DWG and select Drawing Unit as "m" (meters) when you get to the Drawing Unit tab during the import process - the scale will be correct regardless of the units your plan file is using. To change any polyline into a Terrain Perimeter it must be "closed" - I had no problem converting the imported CAD lines into a Terrain Perimeter after I joined them to create a "closed" polyline. If you imported the DWG into a CAD Detail, then the Convert Polyline tool won't be available.

Select the dimension line and open the Dimension Line Specification dbx. In Extensions/Markers select the appropriate extension (1, 2, etc.), uncheck Default, uncheck Fixed Gap, and enter 0 in Length Away and 0 in Length Towards. Uncheck Marker Style>Mark as Centerline. Or, even easier, click on the extension you want to modify and manually drag the handles.

Another thought. With the new wall definition tools in X17, when you build your wall definitions, assign the "exterior" and "interior" wall layers to unique display layers, like this: Here I assigned the Exterior Layers to Walls, Facade; then is any 3D view simply turn off the Walls, Facade layer and you will see what is underneath, such as the wall framing, or the restrained masonry infill, or whatever.

Chief Architect isn't well suited to RC structures with restrained masonry, so you will have to make some compromises. However, unless you need to show the RC structure and the infill in 3 dimensions, like your attached image, then I suggest setting up your floor and foundation defaults for the horizontal concrete elements, and your exterior wall types (with exterior cladding and interior finish) for the masonry portions. Show the vertical concrete elements in plan view by using concrete "posts" or by using a CAD object, and adjust your building sections, etc., with CAD objects. But, if you HAVE to show the 3D, it can be done by not including the exterior materials in your wall definitions:

OP, The plan file you zipped and uploaded is not the same as the your screenshot.

No idea, but I doubt it. It was created during the Carter years but wasn't enforced state-wide until the 2000's. It's a Frankenstein: our UDC is written into the Wisconsin Administrative Code, so any changes are an act of legislation - much more difficult than simply adopting a model code by reference.

Wisconsin uses its own residential code called the Uniform Dwelling Code. It's quite abbreviated compared to the IRC. Whenever there is talk of adopting a model code, there is tremendous resistance from contractors. It's also very difficult to enact code changes due to a convoluted legislative process.

Open the Layout Box object and make sure Poche Walls is unchecked.

I guess it must be my eyes playing tricks, it's just very difficult to tell from the angle. My apologies.